The bolts of the HCN-2 had the power of bolts from a low-powered laser cannon; they were carried by the heavy assault companies of the Osarian Guard, and could also be mounted in a defensive perimeter as fixed weapons, or carried as the equivalent of a machine gun by heavy infantry. Either way, they had to be connected to mobile power sources, but when thus equipped they were extremely useful for field operations due to their self-contained nature.